Corncrib



M. K. JANDL June 3, 1930."

00m] CRIB 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed Jan. '20, 1928 Patented June 3, 1930 MUNITED STATES :MARY K. JANDL, or MARBLE ROCK, mm

CORNCRIB Application fiIdJanu'aryQO, 1923. Serial in). 248,199. A

My present invention has reference toa cor storage house or crib inwhich corn husked in a field may be-storedin a manner whereby air willbe permitted to circulate '8 therethroughg thereby preventing thespoilling oi the corn, and further wherein the eorn' w'ill gravitatefrom the severalcompartments or binsinj the crib or house upon theopening of vertically movable doors-andv suchcorn may, if desired bedirectedupon The house includes afront 1 a back 2-and' a conveyor thatleads to a corn sheller";

A further object is the provision of acorn storageliouse or crib that issimplyfconstructed to ii cludevertically arranged len- 15 gitudinallydisposed compartments provided withiopen tops which are spaced from thetop oi. the tease th confrontin side er 7 the ehinpartinerits beingcovered by reticu'a latetl faeings, which facings also extend over thespaces'between the compartments the ends of the housebeing provided withopenillgs tllat register with the spaces between a the compartments, thefront and rearofthe M housebeing provided with air openings thatcommunicate with the end compartments,

the bottom of the compartments beingflangi larly disposed and verticallymovable doors control opening-sin the compartments, slide able doorsbeing arranged in the ends of the house for coveringoruncoveringthespaces erpassageways between'thecofriiparb v merits; whilethe top-of thehouse, directly above the compartments, is providedwith doors for thepassage of corn intothe several compartments. f a To the attainment ofthe foregoingand other objects Which-will present themselves as thenature of the invention is better un derstoo'd the invention consists""in the tim prov'ement as hereinafter -described anddefinitely'olaimed." 4

In the drawings:

Figure l is'a s'ideelevation of a corn storage house or crib inaccordance withthi's' ill-- vention. j Figure 2 is an approximatelycentral longitudinal sectional 'view' therethrough Figure '3 is ahorizontal sectional view approximately on the line of FigureQ.

Figure 4 isa sectional view'approxi on the line 4r4c of Figure 2,

Figure 5 isa detail sectionalview to illustrate=diagrammatically thearrangementof v the corn in the house or crib.

fly improved cornvstorage may be of any desired size and may, of

course, be constructedof any desired Ina- 'terial 7 In the showingof thedrawings, the house 1's,-1n the main, constructed of wood;

sides The boards constituting the front, back and sides, are nailed tosuitableo uprights in the nature of studs 4:. The top of the house is.disposed at an angle and is for. distinction indicated by the numeral 5,V The matelyf Y v 55 house or crib top '5 projects a suitable distancebeyond,

the front and back, and if desiredmay also project beyond the sidesB ofthe house;- The. boards providing the front and back are slightly spacedapart from; each other, thus providing the same with longitudinally ex;

tendingair inlets 6 and res ectivelv: In the showing.of-th-e drawing, Iarrange in the house,-between-. the sides3,vbase meme 3 bers, each ofwhich-includes a flat top. 8 and depending sides 9110 provide theinverted U-shape in cross section confi gur ation as best shown inligure 2. .,One'= of these base members is arranged -1Il abutment with.the

inner face of the front: 1 and the/back 2, V

the remaining base members being spaced or is from these mentioned basemembers and o from each other. Nailed or otherwise secured p to theinner corners of the end base members 4?? g and to both of the cornersof the inter-1 mediate base members there are uprights in the nature ofstuds 10. These studs 10 vary in length from the front to the rearof thehouse andthe angle top portions of the said c studs have nailed or,otherwise secured" extended :below thereto beams 11 which may be termedceil- The beamsllvare also secured to the uprights -or studding 4'at-the front The uprights 10 9? have secured on their confronting facesupon themselves 11 as indicated .59 j

i by the numerals 12. In this manner it will with an inclined bottom 17.By reference be seen that the reticulated facings provide the interiorof the house with equidistantly spaced corn receiving bins orcompartments 13, and that the upper portions of these compartments areopen. It is to be noted that the beams 11 are disposed a considerabledistance below the rafter 1 1 that supports the top 5 of the house. Itis to be also noted that inner air spaces 15 are provided between theconfronting faces of each of the compartments 13, and the sides 3 of thehouse are provided with openings 16 that communicate with these spaces15,

Each of the compartments 18 is provided to Figure 2 of the drawings itwill be noted that the bottom walls 17 of the end compartments and theintermediate compartments, adjacent to the said end compartments areinclined toward the end passageways or spaces 15 for the house; Also byreference to the drawings it will be seen that these confronting facesof the compartments, at and a suitable distance from the bottom thereof,are provided with openings 18 and that vertically slidable doors orvalves 19 The doors or valves 19 are'in the nature of flat plates andare, of course, arranged in suitable guideways. These doors haveconnected thereto flexible elements 20 that are passed through suitableguide eyes or sheaves 21 and are from thence directed to one of the endsofthe'house, the said flexible elements being engaged by suitable catchmeans 22 in the outerpassageways adjacent to the sides of the house. Theouter passageways, below the openings 18, may and preferably havearranged therein conveyors 23 whereby corn permitted to gravitatethrough the openings thereonto may be conveyed to a corn sheller. Theintermediate passageway is indicated for distinction by the numeral 24and this passageway affords only an air space or duct for theconfronting sides of the intermediate compartments 13.

Above the outer compartments 13, the front and back of the house areprovided withopenings which, however, are normally closed by hingeddoors 25, respectively, the

said doors swinging downwardly and being normally engaged by latches 26.When the door at the front of the house is open the corn is directedinto the compartment 13 next to the said front. When this compartment isfilled the corn will slide over the inclined top of the air duct orpassageway 15 between this compartment and the adjacentcoihpartment,filling the last mentioned compartment. After this compart ment isfilled the corn will slide over the top of the intermediate passagewayor air dut24= into the second intermediate com open the door of anydesired compartment.

Preferably each compartment is provided with two doors, either of whichmay, of course, be independently operated. The doors are of sufiicientweight to gravitate to closed position. As far as the description hasprogressed it will be noted that I have provided simple construction forstoring a comparatively large quantity of corn and for protecting thesame from weather conditions but at the same time allowing a freecirculation through the corn to preserve the same. It will be furthernoted that the corn may be delivered in any desired quantity from any ofthe compartments and still further it is to be noted that theconstruction is proof against rats, mice or like animals.

Arranged upon the sides 3 of the house there are suitable elevatedtracks 27 arranged in the same plane but in spaced pairs. The inner endof each pair of tracks is secured to the sides of the house and theupper ends thereof are fixed upon suitable uprights 29. The tracks 27are provided for rollers 30 upon slidable doors 31. These doors, whenmoved to one position will close the openings 16 that communicate withthe air ducts and passageways 15 and 24 and when moved to a secondposition will uncover such openings. By this simple arrangement it willbe seen that a free circulation of air will be directed through the cornstorage house or crib during mild weather and when i the doors areclosed they are disposedin close relation with the sides 3 of the houseto prevent the entrance of moisture, snow, etc, through the openingsduring inclement weather.

The floors of the cribs from which the corn gravitates when the valvesor doors are open onto the drag elevator or conveyor to the corn shellerare at least 14.- inches from the ground to permit of the freegravitation of thecorn onto the elevators. The drag elevators are atleast 12 inches from theground or floor surface of the improvement. v 7

It is believed that the construction and advantages thereof will beunderstood and appreciated by those skilled in the art to which suchinvention relates when the foregoing description has been carefullyreadin connection with the accompanying drawings, but obviously I do notwish to be restricted to the precise details herein set forth and,therefore, hold myself entitled to make such changes therefrom as fairlyfall within the scope of what I claim. V

Having described the invention, I claim: A corn storage house comprisinga pitched roof, spaced slats included in the front and rear walls ofsaid house, the sides being closed and provided with vertically ar-'ranged openings, parallel base members of 'U-shaped cross sectiondisposed between and at the opposite sides of said openings, angle beamsarranged in spaced parallelism with respect to the roof and below thesame, up-

rights connected at the angle beams and rising from the base members,reticulated sheets secured to the confronting faces of pairs of theuprights and to the lower portions of the angle beams between theuprights to provide independent bins, each of said bins having an anglewall directedtoward passages provided between the bins, the port-ions ofthe sheets securedto the angle beams providing guides for corn,

slidably mounted gravity closed doors for openings aligned with theangle walls and disposed in the bins, remote means to operate saiddoors, the front and rear of the house above thebins being provided withopenings, the opening of the front being adapted to receive corn to bepassed by gravity to the bins through openings inthe tops of the latter,doors for the first mentioned openings, doors for the openings in thefront and rear of the house and said first mentioned openings beingaligned with the passages between the bins.

ln testimony whereof I affix my signature.

MARY K. J ANDL.

